The development of the axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis (ASAS) classification criteria has had several implications for our understanding of the entire spectrum of ...

MRI has revolutionized the assessment of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) in clinical practice. MRI of the sacroiliac joint is a cornerstone for diagnosis and classification, MRI of the spine may help ...

Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) is the prototype of a family of inter-related yet heterogeneous diseases sharing common clinical and genetic manifestations: the spondyloarthritides (SpAs). The ...

Imaging is central for the classification and diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis, as well as for monitoring disease progression and predicting response to treatment. Xenofon Baraliakos and ...

Inflammatory back pain (IBP) is a characteristic clinical symptom of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) that is caused by inflammation in the axial skeleton. In early disease stages the ...

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton associated with significant pain and disability. Previously, the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis required advanced ...

The European Society of Skeletal Radiology (ESSR) recently reviewed the imaging appearances and the radiological features necessary for making a diagnosis of axial SpA and recommended that MRI is ...

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by bone loss and increased risk of fragility fractures (FF). It's clinically defined based on the current gold standard, Dual-energy X-ray ...

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton associated with significant pain and disability. Previously, the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis required advanced ...